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As a business manager for a large Harley dealership, I am always fascinated by hype. Yes, about 12% percent of Harleys are financed by females. Well over half of those are for males with bad credit. It reminds me of Harley's hype about Eric Buell's racing a bike in the earley 80s, "With parts...machined in Erics garage." Yes, the muffler and handlebar mounts were machined in his garage; the bike was off the shelf from Armstrong in England.

The New York Times was at our dealership Garage Party on July 15th. That's where they got their 'man on the street' quotes and the pictures. We had 50 ladies in attendance, and on their surveys, most said the reason they don't have a motorcycle is because they don't know how to ride/don't have a license! Not because of fear, or money, or intimidation. Seems like all we need to get more ladies to ride is more accessible/flexible motorcycle training courses.